Futurist

Futurist
Futurist Fu"tur*ist, n. 1. One whose chief interests are in what is to come; one who anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the future; an expectant. [1913 Webster]

2. (Theol.) One who believes or maintains that the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is to be in the future. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Futurist — Futurists, or futurologists, are those who speculate about the future. Definition The Oxford English Dictionary traces earliest English usage of the term futurist to 1842, referring to Christian scriptural futurists. The next usage occurs with… …   Wikipedia

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  • futurist — UK [ˈfjuːtʃərɪst] / US [ˈfjutʃərɪst] noun [countable] Word forms futurist : singular futurist plural futurists 1) someone who studies the future and says what they think life will be like 2) art, literature a writer or artist who was part of the… …   English dictionary

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